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Crisis Response

Humanitarian crisis in Ukraine: CARE International provides emergency assistance funding

February 25, 2022

Urgent action is needed to avert a looming humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine. CARE has partnered with ‘People in Need’ to provide emergency assistance to the people of Ukraine affected by this crisis. Damaged infrastructure, lack of water and food supplies: eight years of conflict have left significant scars throughout Ukraine. There are already 2.9 million people in the eastern part of the country in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. In light of recent events, this number is rising dramatically. The extent of the humanitarian disaster is difficult to predict.  

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Climate

Traumatized Community in Madagascar Braces for Cyclone Emnati

February 22, 2022

Cyclone Emnati is expected to make landfall on the southeast coast of Madagascar following almost the same path as Cyclone Batsirai. Madagascar is facing a severe cyclone season that has seen Tropical Storm Ana, Cyclone Batsirai, an inter-tropical convergence zone, and most recently Cyclone Dumako, a week ago, hit the island nation. These extreme weather phenomena have left affected communities extremely vulnerable, as their sources of food and livelihoods have been destroyed.

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Education & Work

Bloomberg Philanthropies Partners with CARE to Support Women Small Business Owners in East Africa with Village Savings and Loans Associations

February 17, 2022

Dubai and New York – Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a partnership with CARE to expand existing Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) for agricultural funds in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The partnership will enable women who own small agriculture-based businesses to build capital and access credit to invest in and grow their businesses, ensuring long-term economic sustainability for themselves and their families. VSLAs are member-driven community funds that encourage financial inclusion and independence by pooling resources and providing low interest rate loans. The partnership advances Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Women’s Economic Development Initiative, which has invested $65 million since 2007 in training opportunities for women internationally that build marketable skills across 12 vocational tracks in high-demand industries leading to economic independence for participants.

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Gender Equality

Cash Assistance Helps LGBTQIA+ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

February 16, 2022

Fleeing rampant crime and political violence, a collapsing economy, and severe shortages of food and medicines, some 1.5 million Venezuelans have arrived in Ecuador since 2016. Among them are LGBTQIA+ individuals, who face many risks, including intimate partner violence (IPV). An analysis carried out by CARE with 782 migrants and refugees in Ecuador in 2019 found that 50 percent of those who experienced discrimination and xenophobia, which is associated with increased exposure to gender-based violence (GBV), were LGBTQIA+ individuals.

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Crisis Response

Price of basic foodstuff doubles in Afghanistan – CARE provides lifesaving cash assistance

February 15, 2022

As millions more in Afghanistan plunge into extreme financial distress due to mass unemployment and soaring prices, CARE is providing quick, flexible cash assistance as a lifeline to some of the most vulnerable. Afghanistan is in the grip of a catastrophic economic crisis that is forcing some to do the unimaginable, including selling their own children just to put food on the table. Economic measures imposed on Afghanistan are making it difficult for aid agencies to operate at full capacity and get help to those who need it the most. 

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